(a) No person, being the owner or agent of the owner of any lot or parcel of land fronting on any street, avenue or public ground of the City, in front of which trees are planted and growing, shall fail to keep such trees so trimmed as not to obstruct the passage of light from any street lamp in the vicinity thereof. No such owner or agent shall fail to keep all trees in front of his lots and lands so trimmed that all branches overhanging streets and pavements are clear, not less than eight feet above the surface of such streets, avenues or public grounds, nor shall such branches be permitted to extend over any street or highway in the City in such manner as to obstruct the free use of the same, nor to the annoyance and inconvenience of any resident. If any such owner or agent, after being notified by the Mayor and/or his designee to trim such trees, refuses or neglects to do the same as ordered within five days, the same shall be done or caused to be done by the Mayor and/or his designee and he shall certify the cost and expense thereof and the same together with a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost and expense shall be assessed against the lots or lands. Such remedy shall be in addition to the penalty provided in subsection (b) hereof.
(b) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(c) Those tree limbs interfering with electric/Continental cable lines will be trimmed by the City at no expense to property owners.
(Ord. 87-5636. Passed 7-9-87.)